Faith Tourism Does Not Equal Religious Freedom in Egypt

November 6, 2020 — 11/06/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egypt has announced that it will develop the city of Saint Catherine in South Sinai with the goal of putting a neglected area on...

Sisi Comments on Religious Freedom Limitations

November 3, 2020 — 11/03/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) –During a speech commemorating the Prophet Mohammed's birthday, Egyptian President Sisi referenced the current violence sparked in reaction to the publication of images of the...

Petition in Egypt Against Forcing Girls to Wear Hijab at School

October 31, 2020 — 10/31/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Following an incident at the Belbeis Language School in Egypt’s Sharkia Governorate, concern has been raised regarding the practice of some schools to force...

Personal Status Law in Egypt Taken to Next Stage After A Year of Deadlock

October 22, 2020 — 10/22/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – In 2019, three major church denominations fought amongst themselves and government officials over the heavily debated personal status law regarding marriage for Egyptian non-Muslims. As...

Missing Coptic Woman Resurfaces in Video

October 19, 2020 — 10/19/2020 (International Christian Concern) – A twenty-year-old Coptic Christian woman who disappeared three weeks ago while traveling to her college in Upper Egypt has resurfaced in a video. She claims...

Seeds of Hope for a Family in Egypt

October 12, 2020 —

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10/12/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – According to ICC’s research, in the hardest hit areas of Egypt where we serve, 80% of Christians lost...

Christians Targeted by Mob Following Wedding Attack in Egypt

October 8, 2020 —

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Christian Child Beaten, Adults Injured in Weekend Violence 10/08/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on October 5, 2020, a...

Appeal Set for Murdered Egyptian Priest Case

September 30, 2020 — 09/30/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday, an Egyptian court determined November 9th as the date for reviewing the appeal of defendant Ahmed Saeed al-Sunbati, who murdered a priest...

Egyptian Host Singles Out Unveiled Women

September 26, 2020 — 09/26/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – A TV host on Egyptian news channel CBC commented that there is a “devil” inside women who do not wear a hijab. The comments...

Egypt Postpones 2 Court Cases

September 18, 2020 — 09/18/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Two court cases involving Egyptian Christians were again delayed. The decision comes from separate courts. The Minya Criminal Court postponed the session regarding the...

Top Egyptian Lawyer Lowers Religious Freedom Bar

September 17, 2020 —

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09/17/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Just a few months into his tenure as head...

New Report on Coptic Kidnappings

September 13, 2020 — 09/13/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Coptic Solidarity has released a new report entitled ‘Jihad of the Womb’: Trafficking of Coptic Women & Girls in Egypt. Most of Egypt’s Christian...

Successful Tok Tok Business Supports Family of Five

September 13, 2020 —

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In case you missed them, you can read Part 1 and Part 2 here. 09/13/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Egypt went...

US Congress Holds Hearing on Human Rights Abuses in Egypt

September 11, 2020 — 09/11/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - On Wednesday, September 9, the US House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the trends of politics, economics, and human rights in...

“I want my son to have [a] good education and a better life.”

September 10, 2020 —

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In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. 09/10/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern’s (ICC) research...

Egyptian Christian Languishes in Prison 8 Months Past Release Date

September 10, 2020 — 09/10/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – An Egyptian Christian sentenced to jail on blasphemy charges remains incarcerated eight months after his release date. Abd Adel Bebawy was due for release...